Sci-Tech
Thailand To Construct Science City: Minister
Thailand's government plans to construct the country's first ever science city, Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Kanlaya Sophonphanit disclosed Thursday.
Foxy 'Roxxxy': world’s first 'sex robot' can talk about football
The world’s first “sex robot”, a life-size rubber doll called Roxxxy who can have real conversations with her owner, including about football, has been unveiled.
Will airports screen for body signals? Researchers hope so
BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- The days of being able to walk through airport security checkpoints while wearing shoes and a jacket could return if an experimental program proves successful, some Department of Homeland Security officials say.
By 2040 you will be able to upload your brain...
...or at least that's what Ray Kurzweil thinks. He has spent his life inventing machines that help people, from the blind to dyslexics. Now, he believes we're on the brink of a new age – the 'singularity' – when mind-boggling technology will allow...
President Obama Honors IBM's Blue Gene Supercomputer With National Medal of Technology and Innovation
President Obama recognized IBM (NYSE: IBM) and its Blue Gene family of supercomputers with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the country's most prestigious award given to leading innovators for technological achievement.
Murata: Robot Unicyclist's First Visit to Europe
Unicycling robot MURATA GIRL will visit Europe for the very first time from her home in Japan to perform at the ARS Electronica Centre in Linz, Austria from June 20. She will perform alongside her cousin, cycling robot MURATA BOY, at demonstration...
NASA Launches Human Space Flight Review Web Site for Public Use
WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting the public to make its voice heard as a panel of experts undertakes an independent review of planned U.S. human space flight activities.
Nectec develops flu scanner
A team of Thai researchers who developed a human temperature screening device claim it is the fastest way to detect high body temperatures.
Obama vows major investment in science
WASHINGTON - President Obama promised a new era of science and technology for the nation, telling the National Academy of Sciences yesterday that he wants to devote more funds to research and development.
Fashion robot to hit Japan catwalk
Japanese researchers on Monday showed off a robot that will soon strut her stuff down a Tokyo catwalk.
Chinese probe crashes into moon
A Chinese lunar probe has crashed into the moon in what Beijing has called a controlled collision.
Marine One details leaked from P2P net
A company that monitors P2P networks says it found details about the president’s helicopter, Marine One, on a computer in Tehran. Pittsburgh station WPXI reports.
Atlantis on Google Earth? No, it Atlantisn't.
Since the launch of Ocean in Google Earth, millions of people have started to explore the ocean, and many have been surprised by their discoveries.
Satellite to Track CO2 Levels in Earth's Atmosphere
A satellite designed to collect global measurements of carbon dioxide, the gas most closely linked to climate change, is set to launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Wednesday.
Life with robots looks even more probable
Some 400 scientists and researchers from 34 countries are in Bangkok to finally help make mankind's dream of a robotic future a reality. President of Japan's Tokyo Denki University, Prof Katsuhisa Furuta, who was keynote speaker at the Internation...
Space Jam
SPACE is becoming an increasingly perilous place.
Indian scientists clone world's 'first' buffalo calf
Scientists at India's National Dairy Reserach Institute (NDRI) on Thursday said they have cloned the world's first buffalo calf using a technique superior to the one used in cloning 'Dolly' - the sheep.
Intel, DreamWorks Don 3-D Glasses For Super Bowl
Intel and DreamWorks threw a party Thursday for their upcoming 3-D Super Bowl spot, but inquiring minds really wanted to know if Intel's long-awaited Larrabee graphics processors played any role in creating it.
Scientists Clone Pet Dog
Losing a pet can be devastating, especially when disease claims their lives. The bonds formed between humans and their animal companions (as we've learned from Fable 2) can last a lifetime, if by lifetime you mean about a dozen years or so.
S.Korean bio firm says dog cloning to be cheaper
Cloning a Chow Chow is expected to be easier and perhaps as much as 50 percent less costly, a South Korean biotech firm said on Thursday as it unveiled a new cloning technology.